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HOW MANY PRINTS?

Below is an attempt to track 16mm film prints as they travelled from
country to country in a bid to work out a possible tally per story. Using
information gathered from various sources I have built the table below, based
on known documentation, bicycling routes used by other stories and likely
scenarios. In some cases I have simply left the potential maximum number of
prints needed to cover that story’s voyage around the globe.

For Hartnell
and Troughton, I have chosen to only list the 26 stories directly affected by
the junkings of the 1970s. For Pertwee I have only listed the countries which
received PAL colour master tapes and
have colour episodes missing. Below that are the episodes which are edited, and
episodes which only exist as inferior Suppressed Field recordings.

This is merely my attempt to join the dots and give a possible indication
of what may have happened during the early years of Doctor Who’s broadcasts
across the planet. This should not be taken as gospel, as only a few documented
events are actually known to have happened. This is – and probably always will
be – a work in progress…

BLUE denotes documentation exists to back
up event

GREENdenotes supposition
based on likely scenario

RED denotes fate unknown.

WILLIAM HARTNELL AND PATRICK
TROUGHTON

TITLE

CODE

PRINT #

COUNTRIES

1st
EP BROADCAST

FATE

Marco
Polo

D

1

Australia

(ABC)

12 April 1965

Mid-1976: Junked by the ABC in
Australia

2

Canada

(CBC)

5 May 1965

Prior to
1978: Likely junked by the CBC in Canada

3

Singapore

(RTS)

7 July 1965

Before 27 October 1966: Possibly sent to the
NZBC in New Zealand

New Zealand

(NZBC)

27 October 1966

20 October 1967: Marco Polo 1 2 are sent to Iran as ‘audition’ prints

1 April
1970: Marco Polo 3 4 5 6 7 are
mentioned in the stock take at the Harriett Street film storeLate-1974: Junked by the NZBC when Harriett Street closed
down

1990: A
film can for Marco Polo 7 was
located in Wellington, New Zealand, though the contents did not match the
label.

Iran

(Channel
3)

DID NOT AIR

Early
2000s: Marco Polo 1 2: Iranian
TV were contacted and confirmed they no longer have any BBC films.

4

Gibraltar

(GBC-TV)

13 July 1965

Before 26 December 1965: Possibly sent to RBC in
Rhodesia

Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)

(RBC)

26 December 1965

Before 16 January 1966: Sent to ZTV in Zambia (week
by week as Rhodesia were still broadcasting this story at the time)

Zambia

(ZTV)

16 January 1966

Before 20 January 1967: Possibly sent to MBC in
Mauritius

Mauritius

(MBC)

20 January 1967

Date Unknown: Returned to BBC London

5

Malta

(MTV)

23 August 1965

Before 10 June 1966: Possibly sent to CBC in
Cyprus

Cyprus

(CBC)

10 June 1966

Before 26 July 1966: Sent to RTV in Hong
Kong

Hong Kong

(RTV)

26 July 1966

Before 19 November 1966: Possibly sent to Channel
7 in Thailand

Thailand

(Channel
7)

19 November 1966

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

6

Aden

(SATS)

3 October 1965

Before 19 April 1966: Possibly sent to UTS in
Uganda

Uganda

(UTS)

19 April 1966

Before 29 September 1966: Possibly sent to VOK in
Kenya

Kenya

(VOK)

29 September 1966

Date Unknown: Kenya TV
were contacted and confirmed they no longer have any BBC films.

7

Nigeria

(RKTV)

2 November 1965

Before 10 October 1966: Possibly sent to RBC in
Rhodesia

Ghana

(GTV)

10 October
1966

There are no
confirmed listings for Ghana available. I have used possible broadcast dates
which can be found here.

After
Broadcast: Possibly returned to RKTV in Nigeria

Nigeria

(RKTV)

UNKNOWN

Late 1960s:There was a possibility of further regional screenings within Nigeria,
so prints from Ghana could have been sent back to Nigeria.

Mid-1990s: An African station,
possibly in Nigeria, contacted the BBC and asked if they wanted films back,
but were told they could be junked as they were no longer needed. It is
possible Marco Polo was amongst
this batch. Details can be found here.

8

Trinidad & Tobago

(TTT)

30 January 1966

Before March 1966: Possibly sent to CBC-TV
in Bermuda

Bermuda

(CBC-TV)

March 1966

Before 2 June 1966: Possibly sent to JBC in
Jamaica

Jamaica

(JBC)

2 June 1966

Before 25 July 1966: Possibly sent to CBC-TV
in Barbados

Barbados

(CBC-TV)

25 July 1966

Before 21 January 1971: Possibly sent to JBC in
Jamaica

Ethiopia

(ETV)

21 January 1971

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to TIE, BBC London or destroyed

9

Sierra Leone

(SLTV)

12 July 1967

1974: Returned
to BBC London

The Reign of Terror

H

1

Australia

(ABC)

20 September 1965

June 1967: Sent to the NZBC in New
Zealand

New Zealand

(NZBC)

26 January 1968

18 June 1971: Junked by the NZBC

2

Singapore

(RTS)

15 December 1965

Before 24 January 1967: Possibly sent to RTV in
Hong Kong

Hong Kong

(RTV)

24 January 1967

Before 13 May 1967: Possibly sent to Channel
7 in Thailand

Thailand

(Channel
7)

13 May 1967

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

3

Gibraltar

(GBC-TV)

21 December 1965

Before 5 June 1966: Possibly sent to RBC in
Rhodesia

Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)

(RBC)

5 June 1966

Before 21 June 1966: Sent to ZTV in Zambia (week
by week as Rhodesia were still broadcasting this story at the time)

Zambia

(ZTV)

21 June 1966

Before 27 September 1966: Possibly sent to MBC in
Mauritius

Mauritius

(MBC)

9 June 1967

Date Unknown: Returned to BBC London

4

Malta

(MTV)

31 January 1966

Date Unknown: Possibly sent to CBC in
Cyprus

Cyprus

(CBC)

DID NOT AIR

c. 1974: The
Reign of Terror 4 5 are presumed lost in local Civil War

October 1984: The Reign of Terror 1 2 3 6 are recovered from CBC by Paul
Vanezis and Ian Levine.

5

Aden

(SATS)

13 March 1966

Before 27 September 1966: Possibly sent to UTS in
Uganda

Uganda

(UTS)

27 September 1966

Before 9 March 1967: Possibly sent to VOK in
Kenya

Kenya

(VOK)

9 March 1967

Date Unknown: Kenya TV
were contacted and confirmed they no longer have any BBC films.

6

Nigeria

(RKTV)

12 April 1966

Mid-1990s: An African station,
possibly in Nigeria, contacted the BBC and asked if they wanted films back,
but were told they could be junked as they were no longer needed. It is
possible The Reign of Terror was
amongst this batch. Details can be found here.

7

Trinidad & Tobago

(TTT)

10 July 1966

Before 5 November 1966: Possibly sent to JBC in
Jamaica

Jamaica

(JBC)

5 November 1966

Before 3 January 1967: Possibly sent to CBC-TV
in Barbados

Barbados

(CBC-TV)

3 January 1967

Before 1 July 1971: Possibly sent to ETV in
Ethiopia

Ethiopia

(ETV)

1 July 1971

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to TIE, BBC London or destroyed

8

Sierra Leone

(SLTV)

29 January 1968

1974: Returned
to BBC London

The Crusade

P

1

Australia

(ABC)

28 March 1966

Mid-1976: Junked by the ABC in
Australia

2

Gibraltar

(GBC-TV)

9 July 1966

Before 3
January 1967:
Possibly sent to ZTV in Zambia

Zambia

(ZTV)

3 January 1967

Before
12 January 1968:
Possibly sent to MBC in Mauritius

Mauritius

(MBC)

12 January 1968

Date Unknown: Returned to BBC London

3

Singapore

(RTS)

20 August 1966

Before June
1967: Possibly
sent to New Zealand

New Zealand

(NZBC)

DID NOT AIR

June 1967: Reviewed by NZ Censors
but assigned Y classification and did not air

Late-1974: The
Crusade 2 3 4 are junked by the NZBC when Harriett Street is closed down.
Episode 1 is recovered and begins
being passed through several film collectors.Mid-1998: The Crusade 1 is identified in a collection belonging to Bruce
Grenville and is returned to the BBC by Paul Scoones and Neil Lambess in
January 1999

4

Nigeria

(RKTV)

18 October 1966

Mid-1990s: An African station,
possibly in Nigeria, contacted the BBC and asked if they wanted films back,
but were told they could be junked as they were no longer needed. It is
possible The Crusade was amongst
this batch. Details can be found here.

5

Barbados

(CBC-TV)

11 July 1967

Before 16 March 1969: Possibly sent to JBC in
Jamaica

Jamaica

(JBC)

16 March 1969

Before 5 January 1972: Possibly sent to ETV in
Ethiopia

Ethiopia

(ETV)

5 January 1972

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

6

Sierra Leone

(SLTV)

29 July 1968

1974: Returned
to BBC London

For Marco Polo and The Reign of Terror, only the Sierra Leone prints were Stored
Field, the rest were Suppressed Field. For The Crusade, the Barbados-Jamaica-Ethiopia and Sierra Leone
chains were Stored Field, the rest Suppressed Field.

From Galaxy 4 onwards, it is generally
believed all BBC prints in circulation were Stored Field (the latest
surviving known Suppressed Field print is The Chase 1, so unless another such print from a later episode is
discovered I will consider The Time
Meddler 1 as the beginning of the exclusively Stored Field era).

Galaxy 4

T

1

Australia

(ABC)

26 October 1966

4 June 1975: Returned
to BBC London (Galaxy 4 3 that was
returned in 2011 was likely from this batch)

2

Barbados

(CBC-TV)

14 November 1967

Before 6 February 1968: Possibly sent to ZTV in
Zambia

Zambia

(ZTV)

6 February 1968

Before 16 October 1970: Possibly sent to SLTV
in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

(SLTV)

16 October 1970

1974: Returned
to BBC London

3

New Zealand

(NZBC)

22 December 1968

20
September 1972: Sent to RTS in Singapore

Singapore

(RTS)

9 October 1972

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

Mission to the Unknown

T/A

1

Australia

(ABC)

DID NOT AIR

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

2

Singapore

(RTS)

6 November
1972

There is a small
possibility that Mission to the
Unknown could have aired in Singapore in 1972. See here for more details

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

The Myth Makers

U

1

Australia

(ABC)

2 November 1966

4 June 1975: Returned
to BBC London

2

Barbados

(CBC-TV)

12 December 1967

Before 5 March 1968: Possibly sent to ZTV in
Zambia

Zambia

(ZTV)

5 March 1968

Before 13 November 1970: Possibly sent to SLTV
in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

(SLTV)

13 November 1970

1974: Returned
to BBC London

3

New Zealand

(NZBC)

19 January 1969

20
September 1972: Sent to RTS in Singapore

Singapore

(RTS)

13 November 1972

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

The Daleks’ Master
Plan

V

1

Australia

(ABC)

DID NOT AIR

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

1983: Steve
Bryant finds The Daleks' Master Plan5 & 10 in the
basement area of a former BBC building about to be occupied by a Mormon
parish. It is possible these episodes had been returned from Australia in
1975, but could also have simply been ‘off the shelf’ copies at the BBC.

2004: Frances
Watson returns The
Daleks Master Plan 2 after he recovered it from a
projection room at the BBC in the 1970s. It is possible this
episode had been returned from Australia in 1975, but could also
have simply been an ‘off the shelf’ copy at the BBC.

The
Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve

W

1

Australia

(ABC)

20 December 1966

Late 1976: Junked by the ABC

2

Barbados

(CBC-TV)

9 January 1968

Before 9 April 1968: Possibly sent to ZTV in
Zambia

Zambia

(ZTV)

9 April 1968

Before 11 December 1970: Possibly sent to SLTV
in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

(SLTV)

11 December 1970

1974: Returned
to BBC London

3

New Zealand

(NZBC)

16 February 1969

20
September 1972: Sent to RTS in Singapore

Singapore

(RTS)

11 December 1972

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

The Celestial Toymaker

Y

1

Australia

(ABC)

3 January 1967

Late 1976: The Celestial Toymaker 1 2 3 are junked by the ABC. Episode 4 is apparently junked as well

February 1984: The Celestial Toymaker 4 is
discovered in a film store in Sydney

2

Barbados

(CBC-TV)

5 March 1968

Before 4 June 1968: Possibly sent to ZTV in
Zambia

Zambia

(ZTV)

4 June 1968

Before 5 February 1971: Possibly sent to SLTV
in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

(SLTV)

5 February 1971

1974: Returned
to BBC London

3

New Zealand

(NZBC)

13 April 1969

20
September 1972: Sent to RTS in Singapore

Singapore

(RTS)

5 February 1973

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed.

The Savages

AA

1

Australia

(ABC)

March 1967

Late 1976: Junked by the ABC

2

Barbados

(CBC-TV)

30 April 1968

Before 6 August 1968: Possibly sent to ZTV in
Zambia

Zambia

(ZTV)

6 August 1968

Before 24 July 1970: Possibly sent to SLTV
in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

(SLTV)

24 July 1970

1974: Returned
to BBC London

3

New Zealand

(NZBC)

11 May 1969

10 January
1972: Sent to RTS in Singapore

Singapore

(RTS)

20 January 1972

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

The Smugglers

CC

1

Australia

(ABC)

May 1967

4 June 1975: Returned
to BBC London

2

Barbados

(CBC-TV)

25 June 1968

Before 15 October 1968: Possibly sent to ZTV in
Zambia

Zambia

(ZTV)

15 October 1968

Before 18 September 1970: Possibly sent to SLTV
in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

(SLTV)

18 September 1970

1974: Returned
to BBC London

3

New Zealand

(NZBC)

6 July 1969

10 January
1972: Sent to RTS in Singapore

Singapore

(RTS)

16 March 1972

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

The Tenth Planet

DD

1

Australia

(ABC)

June 1967

4 June 1975: Returned
to BBC London

2

New Zealand

(NZBC)

3 August 1969

10 January
1972: Sent to RTS in Singapore

Singapore

(RTS)

13 April 1972

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

The Power of the
Daleks

EE

1

Australia

(ABC)

July 1967

4 June 1975: Returned
to BBC London

2

New Zealand

(NZBC)

31 August 1969

10 January
1972: Sent to RTS in Singapore

Singapore

(RTS)

11 May 1972

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

The
Highlanders

FF

1

Australia

(ABC)

August 1967

Late 1976: Junked by the ABC

2

Uganda

(UTS)

28 September 1968

Before 8 April 1970: Possibly sent to ZTV in
Zambia

Zambia

(ZTV)

8 April 1970

2008: Philip
Morris visited former ZTV premises and confirmed they no longer possess any BBC
material

3

Singapore

(RTS)

13 February 1969

Before 7 March 1969: Possibly sent to RTV in
Hong Kong

Hong Kong

(RTV)

7 March 1969

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

4

New Zealand

(NZBC)

12 October 1969

Late-1974:
Junked by the NZBC when Harriett Street film store closed down

The
Underwater Menace

GG

1

Australia

(ABC)

September 1967

4 June 1975: Returned
to BBC London (The Underwater Menace 2
that was recovered in July 2011 was likely from this batch)

2

Uganda

(UTS)

26 October 1968

Before 6 May 1970: Possibly sent to ZTV in
Zambia

Zambia

(ZTV)

6 May 1970

2008: Philip
Morris visited former ZTV premises and confirmed they no longer possess any BBC
material

3

Singapore

(RTS)

13 March 1969

Before 4 April 1969: Possibly sent to RTV in
Hong Kong

Hong Kong

(RTV)

4 April 1969

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

4

New Zealand

(NZBC)

10 November 1969

1
April 1970: Mentioned in the stock take at the Harriett
Street film store.Late-1974:
Junked by the NZBC when Harriett Street film store closed down

The Moonbase

HH

1

Australia

(ABC)

October 1967

4 June 1975: Returned
to BBC London

2

Uganda

(UTS)

23 November 1968

Before 10 June 1970: Possibly sent to Zambia

Zambia

(ZTV)

10 June 1970

2008: Philip
Morris visited former ZTV premises and confirmed they no longer possess any BBC
material

3

Singapore

(RTS)

10 April 1969

Before 2 May 1969: Possibly sent to RTV in
Hong Kong

Hong Kong

(RTV)

2 May 1969

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

4

New Zealand

(NZBC)

8 December 1969

1
April 1970: Mentioned in the stock take at the Harriett
Street film storeLate-1974: Junked
by the NZBC when Harriett Street film store closed down

1990: A
film can for The Moonbase 3 was
located in Wellington, New Zealand, though the contents did not match the
label

The Macra Terror

JJ

1

Australia

(ABC)

November 1967

Late 1976: Junked by the ABC

2

Uganda

(UTS)

28 December 1968

Before 8 July 1970: Possibly sent to ZTV in
Zambia

Zambia

(ZTV)

8 July 1970

2008: Philip
Morris visited former ZTV premises and confirmed they no longer possess any BBC
material

3

Singapore

(RTS)

8 May 1969

Before 30 May 1969: Possibly sent to RTV in
Hong Kong

Hong Kong

(RTV)

30 May 1969

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

4

New Zealand

(NZBC)

5 January 1970

27 June
1974: Junked by the NZBC

The Faceless Ones

KK

1

Australia

(ABC)

December 1967

4 June 1975: Returned
to BBC London (The
Faceless Ones 3that was recovered in
1987 was likely from this batch)

1978: An edited
copy of The Faceless Ones 1 is
discovered in the collection of David Gee. The film either never joined the
other five being returned to BBC London or was a duplicate print.

2

Uganda

(UTS)

25 January 1969

Before 11 July 1973: Possibly sent to ZTV in
Zambia

Zambia

(ZTV)

11 July 1973

2008: Philip
Morris visited former ZTV premises and confirmed they no longer possess any BBC
material

3

Singapore

(RTS)

5 June 1969

Before 27 June 1969: Possibly sent to RTV in
Hong Kong

Hong Kong

(RTV)

27 June 1969

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

4

New Zealand

(NZBC)

DID NOT AIR

August 1969: Reviewed by NZ Censors
but assigned Y classification and did not air.

July 1970: Returned
to BBC London

The Evil of the Daleks

LL

1

Australia

(ABC)

January 1969

4 June 1975: Returned
to BBC London (The
Evil of the Daleks 2that was recovered in
1987 was likely from this batch)

2

Hong Kong

(RTV)

8 August
1969

Before 4 December 1969: Possibly sent to RTS in
Singapore

Singapore

(RTS)

4 December 1969

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

3

New Zealand

(NZBC)

19 June 1970

Prior to
1974: Junked by the NZBC

The Abominable Snowmen

NN

1

Australia

(ABC)

August 1968

4 June 1975: Returned
to BBC London

2

Hong Kong

(RTV)

3 October 1969

Before 5 March 1970: Sent to RTS in
Singapore

Singapore

(RTS)

5 March 1970

Before 19 November 1974: Sent to BPTV in Nigeria

Nigeria

(BPTV)

19 November 1974

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

3

New Zealand

(NZBC)

4 September 1970

31 August
1973: Date recorded in logs for "exp"; could mean rights expired or films exported to another countryLate-1974:
Junked by the NZBC when Harriett Street film store closed down

4

Gibraltar

(GBC-TV)

19 March 1973

Before 23 July 1973: Possibly sent to ZTV in
Zambia

Zambia

(ZTV)

23 July 1973

2008: Philip
Morris visited former ZTV premises and confirmed they no longer possess any BBC
material

The Ice Warriors

OO

1

Germany

(ZDF)

DID NOT AIR

28 May 1968: The BBC sent audition prints to ZDF in Germany, who ultimately rejected
the series.

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

2

Australia

(ABC)

September 1968

4 June 1975: Returned
to BBC London

3

Hong Kong

(RTV)

14 November 1969

Before 16 April 1970: Sent to RTS in
Singapore

Singapore

(RTS)

16 April 1970

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London, sent to BPTV in Nigeria (ultimately not screened) or
destroyed

4

New Zealand

(NZBC)

DID NOT AIR

October
1970: Reviewed
by NZ Censors but assigned Y classification and did not air.

By 1974: Either
stored at Harriett Street film store and junked when it closed OR returned to
BBC London (as with The Faceless Ones)

5

Gibraltar

(GBC-TV)

30 April 1973

Before 3 September 1973: Possibly sent to ZTV in
Zambia

Zambia

(ZTV)

3 September 1973

2008: Philip
Morris visited former ZTV premises and confirmed they no longer possess any
BBC material

The Web of Fear

QQ

1

Australia

(ABC)

December 1968

4 June 1975: Returned
to BBC London

2

Hong Kong

(RTV)

27 March 1970

Before 6 May 1970: Sent to RTS in
Singapore

Singapore

(RTS)

9 July 1970

6 May 1970: Film prints examined by
RTS in Singapore, as per a label on the recovered film can

Before 11 February 1975: Sent to BPTV in Nigeria

Nigeria

(BPTV)

11 February 1975

Late 2011: Phillip
Morris, the director of Television International Enterprises Archive,
discovers all six episodes of The Web
of Fear (along with all six episodes of The Enemy of the World) at a television relay station in Jos,
Nigeria. He obtains permission to return the episodes to the BBC, but The Web of Fear 3 is removed from the
collection prior to shipment and is believed to have been sold in a private
sale. The current whereabouts of the print is unknown.

10 October,
2013: The Web of Fear 1 2 4 5 6
are revealed to the public, the delay between discovery and release due to
Philip Morris being hopeful to have recovered the missing episode 3 in the interim.

3

New Zealand

(NZBC)

14 June 1971

Late-1974:
Junked by the NZBC when Harriett Street film store closed down

2002: Censor cuts from The Web of Fear made by the NZBC were found in New Zealand (all
censor cuts were also present in the prints returned from BPTV in Nigeria in
2013, mentioned above)

4

Gibraltar

(GBC-TV)

23 July 1973

Before 26 November 1973: Possibly sent to ZTV in
Zambia

Zambia

(ZTV)

26 November 1973

2008: Philip
Morris visited former ZTV premises and confirmed they no longer possess any
BBC material

Fury
from the Deep

RR

1

Australia

(ABC)

March 1969

Late 1976: Junked by the ABC

2

Hong Kong

(RTV)

8 May 1970

Before 20 August 1970: Sent to RTS in
Singapore

Singapore

(RTS)

20 August 1970

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London, sent to BPTV in Nigeria (ultimately not screened) or
destroyed

3

New Zealand

(NZBC)

DID NOT AIR

Late 1970: Serial was rejected
and did not air.

By 1974: Either
stored at Harriett Street film store and junked when it closed OR returned to
BBC London (as with The Faceless Ones)

4

Gibraltar

(GBC-TV)

3 September 1973

1973: Possibly
returned to BBC London almost immediately after broadcast

The Wheel in Space

SS

1

Australia

(ABC)

April 1969

Late 1976: Junked by the ABC

2

Hong Kong

(RTV)

13 February 1970

Before 1 October 1970: Sent to RTS in
Singapore

Singapore

(RTS)

1 October 1970

Before 25 March 1975: Sent to BPTV in Nigeria

Nigeria

(BPTV)

25 March 1975

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

3

New Zealand

(NZBC)

26 July 1971

Late-1974:
Junked by the NZBC when Harriett Street film store closed down

2002: Censor cuts from The Wheel in Space made by the NZBC were found in New Zealand

4

Gibraltar

(GBC-TV)

15 October 1973

1973: Possibly
returned to BBC London almost immediately after broadcast

The Invasion

VV

1

Australia

(ABC)

July 1970

4 June 1975: Returned
to BBC London

2

Hong Kong

(RTV)

25 September 1970

Before 21 January 1971: Possibly sent to RTS in
Singapore

Singapore

(RTS)

21 January 1971

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

3

Gibraltar

(GBC-TV)

20 March 1972

1972: Possibly
returned to BBC London almost immediately after broadcast

The Space Pirates

YY

1

Australia

(ABC)

February 1971

4 June 1975: Returned
to BBC London

2

Hong Kong

(RTV)

5 March 1971

Before 27 May 1971: Possibly sent to RTS in
Singapore

Singapore

(RTS)

27 May 1971

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

3

Gibraltar

(GBC-TV)

24 July 1972

Before 18 March 1976: Possibly sent to ZTV in
Zambia

Zambia

(ZTV)

18 March 1976

These prints could
have been dispatched to Zambia by BBC London after being returned from other
countries.

2008: Philip
Morris visited former ZTV premises and confirmed they no longer possess any BBC
material

JON PERTWEE

From Spearhead
from Space onwards Doctor Who was filmed and broadcast in PAL 625-Line colour.
For overseas sales, many countries were still broadcasting in black & white
and so the standard telerecording service employed during the 1960s continued.
For countries that broadcast in NTSC 525-Line television (such as America), the
BBC would ‘standards convert’ the episodes so that the PAL serial would play on
an NTSC television, and were sent 2 inch quad masters.

For the purposes of this website, 14 of the 24 Jon
Pertwee stories are either partially or completely affected by missing colour
instalments. Unfortunately, most of these serials were never sold in their
original PAL colour format. To put it another way, to make this list a serial
would have to meet two very important conditions:

* That the serial in question is missing one or
more episodes in its original PAL
625-Line colour format, and

* That the overseas broadcaster purchased the
serial in its original PAL 625-Line
colour format

Thus, the only stories that meet these criteria are
mentioned below. I have elected to mention initial broadcasts only (IE when colour
masters were still around, etc).

TITLE

CODE

FORMAT

COUNTRY

BROADCAST

FATE

Planet of
the Daleks

SSS

16mm B&W Film

Australia

(ABC)

December 1973

24
March, 1974: Sent to Singapore

Singapore

(RTS)

2 May 1974

Before 30 July 1977: Possibly sent to RTV in
Hong Kong

Hong Kong

(RTV)

30 July 1974

Before 4 January 1977: Possibly sent to GBC-TV
in Gibraltar

Gibraltar

(GBC-TV)

4 January 1977

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

2” Quad PAL

Colour Tape

United Arab Emirates

(DRCT)

Sometime
in 1975

There are no
confirmed listings for the United Arab Emirates available, hence the vague
date

Fate
Unknown: Planet of the
Daleks 1 2 3 are possibly junked by DRCT in the UAE

1991:
Planet of the Daleks 4 5 6 are
returned to the BBC

16mm B&W Film

Saudi Arabia

(Saudi
TV?)

16 February 1978

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed

Invasion
of the Dinosaurs

WWW

2” Quad PAL

Colour Tape

Australia

(ABC)

DID NOT AIR

August
1974 – Possibly junked by ABC in Australia

16mm B&W Film

Fate Unknown: Possibly
returned to BBC London or destroyed (the surviving print of Invasion of the Dinosaurs 1may
have originated from Australia; it’s also possible this may have been the
only episode from this serial sent to them as a 16mm telerecording)